Families find resources, reassurance at the J. D. McCarty Center; New volunteer coordinator works to create connections between children at the McCarty Center and the community [Jennifer Giamelle]; Memories, music, merriment mark 65th anniversary...

What is the State Incident-Based Reporting System? The State Incident-Based Reporting System (SIBRS) is an online records management system maintained by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. The webbased program is available to jurisdictions...

Attached is our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy and Affirmative Action Plan. Every employee has the responsibility to faithfully execute the program. Every supervisor has the responsibility to communicate the goals and objectives of this plan...

Though the Legislature will per-form many functions over the course of a session, one of the most important of these is appropriating state revenue. As appropriations to all state agencies occur each fiscal year, so must the legislature review...

In September 2010, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) implemented the first real-time online enrollment system for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Oklahoma’s system functions as an online application and uses a...

The mission of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services is to help individuals and families in need help themselves lead safer, healthier, more independent and productive lives.; OKDHS hires hundreds of child welfare specialists to implement the...

The Oklahoma Department created this program following the 1999 tornado disaster. The E.A.G.L.E. program uses mediators trained by the Oklahoma Supreme Court to help unhappy consumers and insurance companies work toward
an agreement that puts their...

Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance Services & Supports; CD-PASS is a service option available to ADvantage Members like you who need personal assistance services. CD-PASS stands for Consumer- Directed Personal Assistance Services and Supports.;...

The Oklahoma Early Learning Guidelines for Infants, Toddlers and Twos were created to serve as a foundation to connect what is taught with what is appropriate for very young children. They also provide a framework to encourage consistency among...

The purpose of this study is to determine the possibility of implementing a state wide beverage container recycling program utilizing a refundable container assessment. Tennessee is the operative model. HB 2916 from 2011

The purpose of this study is to examine the current State of Oklahoma Family Law system including the function of the courts, potential inequitable outcomes, speed of resolution and possible alternatives to no-fault when children are involved. ...

The study would focus on necessary requirements for establishing the Oklahoma State Government Asset and Cost Savings Program; requiring certain reports to be published and contain certain information; establishing procedure for submission of data...

The interim study will focus on CAMA funding, specifically it will examine. 1. Funding formula for the two groups to see if changes are warranted. 2. Standards used by CATC to develop the list of “functioning” teams that is used by DHS for funding...

Due to population shifts across the state over time and since the Supreme Court of Oklahoma, Court of Civil Appeals and Court of Criminal Appeals judicial districts have not been changed for over twenty-five years, the purpose of the study is to...

The interim study will examine the current status of Oklahoma’s campaign finance laws and will review them for any necessary changes in light of the U.S. Supreme court decision Citizens United v. Federal election Commission. The study will seek to...

Rep. Grau requests an interim study regarding the legal and societal affects of Common Law Marriage, as well as the issues surrounding its potential abolishment in the State. Oklahoma is one of only a handful of states that still recognizes common...

A study is requested to follow up on impact of Demarion’s law (10 O.S. §404.2) after three years. What would be the fiscal impact of mandating liability insurance for all licensed facilities? What proportion of licensed centers and licensed...

Schools play a vital role in our children's health, as students often consume up to 50% of their daily calories at school. The nutritional value of school meals, as well as the physical activity students receive at school, is instrumental in...

The Interim Study will assess ways to lessen the rate of ‘abortion by economic necessity’ legally requiring shared parenting of a fetus and to initiate the child support collections process for the non gestating parent prenatally.; The study will...

Support Services Awards and Recognition; Headed to Afghanistan, OSD co-worker will be missed [Justin Collins]; Happy Thanksgiving from us to you DRS; OSD Indian Football Conference Co-Champs!; Where's DRS? San Francisco, California!

The standards presented here are the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts. Oklahoma adopted the CCSS in 2010 to be the new Oklahoma Academic Standards for English Language Arts in Kindergarten to grade 12. Full...

The Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, cooperating departments and experimental farms conducted a series of experiments on field vegetable production. Data were recorded on a majority of aspects of each study, and can include...

Overview Since 1986, the District Attorneys Council (DAC) has served as the state administering agency for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. The DAC utilizes a board that provides general oversight for the JAG...

This study will consider possible legislative changes to drive down fleet usage costs incurred by state agencies and explore possible methods for breaking up centralized fleet’s segregation by agency allotment methodology.

Currently the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education has a policy that predicts or assumes the need for remediation if a student scores under a 19 on any of the four ACT core areas of reading, math, science or English. However, each public...